Display-easel.



NO.'s69,99s. y PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907.

J. B. TIMBERLAKB.

DISPLAY EASEL. APPLICATION IILED mm: 1. 1907.

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JOHN B. TIMBERLAKE, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO J. B. TIMBERLAKE &SONS, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY-EASEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. TIMBERLAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Easels, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to display easels for exhibition purposes; and hasfor its object to provide a frame which is especially adapted to holdarticles of crockery, such as plates, cups, saucers, etc., etc., in sucha position as to display them attractively.

In the drawingsFigure 1 shows an easel adapted to display a cup and asaucer. Fig. 2 shows a similar easel adapted to show three articles, aplate, a cup, and a saucer. Figs. 3 and 4 respectively, illustrate otherforms of my invention. Fig. 5 shows the easel illustrated in Fig. 2 anda plate, a cup and a saucer arranged thereon.

Each of the several easels is preferably made of one continuous wirewith its ends joined by a ferrule, 2, which may be located asillustrated in the drawings, or at any convenient point. The frame hastwo substantially parallel side members joined at their ends by thecross elements 3 and 4. The parallel side members are so shaped thateach has a front vertical part 5, a loop 6, and longitudinal connectingsections 7, and a rear vertical part 9] This rear upright section 9 andthe longitudinal section '7 are preferably joined by wire shaped to formthe turn 8, which, with the forward leg 5, constitute supports for theeasel. The longitudinal piece 7 is bent to form rests as shown at 10, 10in Fig. 1, or at 10 and 11 in Fig. 2, these rests being designed toreceive the lower edge of the plate or saucer displayed. The number ofrests can be increased to three, four or more, according to the numberof articles which the easel is designed to display.

Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate two other means of providing the lower supportsfor the plates or saucers. As shown in Fig. 3, small pieces of wiretwisted or otherwise secured to the frame form stops 12, 12, which willfulfil the same purpose as the rests shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and asshown in Fig. 4 cross pieces 13, 13, attached to the side pieces 7, 7,in any suitable manner, serve the same end. i

As shown in Fig. 5, a plate can be supported by the rests 10, 10, at itslower edge and inclined rearwardly against the uprights 9, 9 and thecross piece 3. In addition, a saucer can be placed in the rests 11, 11with its upper portion resting against the plate. A cup can be supportedby the front part of the rack or easel in front of the saucer, the loops6, 6 serving to hold it in .place and prevent it from slipping forward.It will be observed that front stops for the cupthe loops 6 ,are locatedat a considerable distance in advance of the stops or rests for theplate or saucer that lies immediately in the rear thereof, in order thatthere shall be ample space for the'cup or other article of similarshape.

It will be observed that in the several illustrated embodiments of myinvention the longitudinal side sections have a general inclinationdownward from front to rear. This permits of a more effective display ofthe articles, as it will be seen by reference to Fig. 5 that because ofthis inclination the saucer is elevated to a position nearer the centerof the plate, and that the cup is likewise elevated to a positionsomewhatv more central with reference to both plate and saucer thanwould otherwise be the case.

While I have illustrated and described in the drawing and specificationof Letters Patent N 0. 814,573, granted to me March 6, 1906, an easeladapted to display a plate, cup and saucer, I have by my present in-I 1. A display easel consisting of two side members joined by crosselements, each side member comprising a front supporting leg, a rearupright section, and a. longitudinal connecting section, said connectingsection being provided with a stop intermediate of its ends for a plateor plate like article to be displayed,,and approximately parallelextensions in advance of said stop to form a support for a cup orcup-like article.

2. A display easel consisting of two side members joined by crosselements, each side member comprising a front supporting leg, a rearupright section, and a longitudinal connecting section, said connectingsection being provided with a stop intermediate of its ends for a plateor platelike article to be displayed, and approximately parallelextensions in advance of said stop to form a support for a cup orcuplike article, and being further provided with a stop at its forwardend to hold in place said cup or cup-like article.

3. A display easel consisting of two side members, joined by crosselements, each side member comprising a front supporting leg, a rearupright section, and a longitudinal connecting section, said connectingsection having all its parts disposed approximately in one verticalplane and being provided with a stop intermediate of its end for a plateor plate-like article to be displayed, and being extended in advance ofsaid stop to form a support for a cup or cup-like article. i

l. A display easel having the rear upright sections 9, 9, the turns 8,S, longitudinal connecting sections 7, 7, each of which is provided witha bend 10, the turns 6, 6, front supporting legs 5, 5, and the crossconnecting pieces 2 and 4.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. TIMBERLAKE.

Witnesses VnRNn W. BADGLEY, WILBUR B. TIMBERLAKE.

